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EN AC-42100 Aluminum vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 290
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 31
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 38
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 93.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5